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Recent News About Universal Music Group

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  Lil Wayne royalties lawsuit bogged down by document requests

  By Carrie Salls | Thursday, Sep 29, 2016 @ 10:39am

  NEW ORLEANS – A legal battle between artist Dwayne Carter Jr.., also known as Lil Wayne, and Bryan “Birdman” Williams over $51 million in royalties allegedly owed to Lil Wayne continues to drag on in a Louisiana state court, even as Lil Wayne released a track with no mention of Williams' Young Money record label’s joint venture with Cash Money Records.

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  Judge rules Lil Wayne must settle with Cash Money Records CEO before Universal suit can proceed

  By Dawn Geske | Friday, Aug 19, 2016 @ 7:11pm

  NEW ORLEANS – A rapper’s lawsuit against a music company has been put on hold until he settles disputes with another label.

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